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Over the years, we’ve seen and heard about balloon animal-makers, sketch artists, pole dancers, musicians, and make-up appliers. We’re never seen or heard about jugglers*. Not until now, that is.
Via @josephpwilson: “Just a normal two car outbound N-Judah with a juggler on Friday.”
* A little hard to see in the photo above, but look closely at the fella with the hat on the right side.
The bunnies are attacking! The bunnies are attacking!
Or, as Ryan calmly remarks, “Just another day on the N-Judah line.”
Photo by Jamison Wieser
Reader “A.F.” (real name withheld) sent us this disturbing account of being groped on Muni.
This morning, I was zoning out on the N train, when I realized that the guy in front of me was groping my crotch. His fingers were moving up and down in a way that didn’t seem accidental (though it might have been, I’m still not entirely sure, as it was a crowded train). I blurted out: “you just groped me.” Reaction? Complete silence, from him, and from the rest of the train. He got out at the next stop.
There are plenty of articles and unofficial polls about how frequently this happens. There’s no way to prove it, but I wanted to say or do something. Does anyone know if there are any official statistics collected on this issue? I was surprised that Muni’s website had no information on this topic.
What would you do? Or if you were on the train, watching?
The Bay Citizen reported earlier this year that sexual assault on public transportation is vastly under-reported. And sadly, A.F.’s account is one of many reports that we’ve received from readers about being groped on public transit.
Would you report this to the police if it happened to you? What do you think bystanders should do?
Yep, gorillas on Muni. As spotted by iam_lizzyfierce on the 6-Parnassus (above) and Rob (below) on the N-Judah.
Patricia sent us this pic, noting:
…saw this spud on the N a few days back. I like to imagine he (yes, it’s a he) is riding the Muni rails in search of his long-lost tomato…
I love how even this tough-skinned ‘tater won’t sit on Muni without a newspaper barrier.
Now, please keep your eyes peeled (HA!) for the Muni-riding hamburger searching far and wide for its sides.
Hey, sometimes you need a break from Cocoon fan parties and diabeetus commercials.
So, we don’t know-know that this is Wilford Brimley, but we enjoy pretending it is. Maybe he can also be the spokesman for taking Muni to Giants games, right?
Thanks for tweeting this to us, @David_Albizo.